2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
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 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany | |
|---|---|
| 2016 German FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 10 September 2016 |
| City | Teterow |
| Event | 8 of 11 |
| Referee |  Krister Gardell |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Bergring Arena |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | (in Heat 4) |
 Winner |  Jason Doyle |
 Runner-up |  Bartosz Zmarzlik |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
The 2016 German FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 10 September at the Bergring Arena in Teterow, Germany. It was the 200th Speedway Grand Prix staged.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Smolinski as the wild card, and Tobias Kroner and Kai Huckenbeck both as Track Reserves. It was also Chris Harris' 100th Grand Prix of his career.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Bartosz Zmarzlik, Greg Hancock and Niels-Kristian Iversen in the final. As a result, Doyle closed the lead on Hancock in the world championship standings to five points, with defending world champion Tai Woffinden, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, sitting eight points further back in third.[1]
Heat details
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | (69) Jason Doyle |
17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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16 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | (45) Greg Hancock |
15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 11 |  (88) Niels Kristian Iversen |
11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
11 | t | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 |  (108) Tai Woffinden |
10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | (16) Martin Smolinski |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 15 | (23) Chris Holder |
8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 14 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck |
6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | (25) Peter Kildemand |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | (37) Chris Harris |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 8 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Tobias Kroner |
2 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
